Pooja Mahant
Manager-Accounts Payable
Mumbai
Summary
Result oriented with more than 10 years of experience as Manager in accounts & finance stream. Ability to nurture clients and exceed targeted revenue. Aiming to leverage my skills to successfully fill the Accounts payable role.
Insightful Manager with experience directing and improving operations through effective employee motivational strategies and strong policy enforcement. Proficient in best practices, market trends and regulatory requirements of industry operations. Talented leader with analytical approach to business planning and day-to-day problem-solving.
Overview
11
11
years of professional experience
4
4
Languages
Work History
Manager-Accounts Payable
Aeries Technology Pvt Ltd
08.2025 - Current
- Oversee accurate invoice processing through rigorous three-way matching, ensuring correct coding, validation, and approvals. Support month-end closing by preparing AP accruals, aging analysis, and reconciling key accounts to ensure accurate financial reporting.
- Prepare short-term and long-term payment forecasts and collaborate closely with Treasury and Site Finance teams to support effective fund planning and cash-flow management.
- Manage and execute scheduled as well as ad-hoc payment runs for Indian and international sites, ensuring timely and compliant disbursements through host to host, wire, ACH & check payments.
- Strengthen payment controls by proactively identifying and preventing duplicate payments, missed advance knockoffs, and debit balance cases. Review of all open credit balance in creditor balance.
- Coordinate with banking partners to resolve payment-related issues, including DAN requirements, Letters of Credit (LC), and import payment processing. Educate the team in managing statutory and regulatory documentation for international vendors, including 15CA, 15CB, and W-9 forms.
- Mentor, guide, and supervise the AP team to drive strong performance, accountability, and adherence to best practices. Handling high-priority escalations from internal stakeholders and vendors, ensuring timely and effective resolution.
- Review of payments to MSME vendors & perform MSME payments working half yearly.
- Led AP process automation initiatives by optimizing workflows and integrating system enhancements, resulting in improved accuracy and faster invoice-to-payment cycles.
Assistant Manager
Hafele India Pvt Ltd
01.2023 - 08.2024
- Led the Accounts Payable (AP) team in processing invoices (volume:1500/mth) and ensuring timely vendor payments. Handling team of 3FT’s
- Managed end-to-end AP functions including invoice verification, matching (3-way/2-way), approvals, and payment execution.
- Oversaw vendor master data maintenance, onboarding the vendor & ensuring compliance with internal controls and SOX regulations. Collaborated with procurement and finance teams to resolve invoice/payment discrepancies and improve purchase-to-pay (P2P) efficiency.
- Ensured compliance with tax regulations (TDS, GST, WHT) and internal policies. Supervised month-end and year-end closing activities related to AP, ensuring accurate accruals and reporting. Review of Open PO report.
- Perform & monitoring MSME vendors payment & MSME E- form filing working preparation on quarterly basis.
Team Leader
Tata Motors Finance
06.2017 - 12.2022
- Led the Accounts Payable (AP) team in processing invoices (volume:1500/mth) and ensuring timely vendor, dealer & executives payments. Handling team of 6FT’s.
- Managed end-to-end AP functions including invoice verification, matching (3-way/2-way), approvals, and payment execution. Review of Calculation of Sourcing & Collection Incentive working performed by team members
- Preparation of MIS & movement report of all the debit balance & MSME dealers & flash it to all zonal business head. Preparation of Intercompany RPT reconciliation.
- Preparation of Amortization working & handle monthly closing provision activity.
- Reconciliation of GST reimbursement payment & input credit received by government against GST payment.GL & vendor ledger scrutiny & checking TDS & other tax compliance.
Senior Accounts Executive
Intelenet Global Services
06.2015 - 03.2016
- Process PO & Non PO Invoices based on SLA.
- Help team members in solving their queries. Ensures every team member should well trained
- Attend the meetings with clients & assist the manager in presentations & preparation of various reports.
- Vendor reconciliation & inter-company reconciliation has also done based on the SOA received.
Education
BCom -
Mumbai University
06.2012
Skills
Accounts Payable Process
ERP Systems (SAP, Oracle & Netsuites)
Data Analysis
Compliance & Control
Adaptability
Vendor Management
Attention to Detail
Ethics
Integrity
Team Management
Interests
Watching Movies, Reading, Exploring new places
Accomplishments
- Most Consistent Performer Of The Year (2015-01 - 2016-01) Serco Global Services
- Performer Of The Year (2020-04 - 2021-03 & 2021-04/2022) Tata Motors Finance
- Going Extra Mile (2024-01/2025-03) Aeries Technology
Disclaimer
I hereby declare that the above furnished information true to the best of my knowledge. Date- 26th Nov/25 Place- Dombivli (Pooja Mahant)
INITIAL EXPERIENCE
- Back Office Executive (2013-06 - 2014-06)
- Hinduja Global Services
Technical Skills
Microsoft Office-
office 365, Powerpoint, Advanced Excel, Word
ERP Systems-
SAP, Oracle & Netsuite
Timeline
Manager-Accounts Payable
Aeries Technology Pvt Ltd
08.2025 - Current
Assistant Manager
Hafele India Pvt Ltd
01.2023 - 08.2024
Team Leader
Tata Motors Finance
06.2017 - 12.2022
Senior Accounts Executive
Intelenet Global Services
06.2015 - 03.2016
BCom -
Mumbai University